The past few months weren’t really easy for me as I needed to transition yet again from one part of life to another. I recently quit my job as a digital marketing manager for an international mobile device manufacturing company without having any real plans about where I’m going next. It wasn’t because they were bad people or they were a bad company, or because of the pay. The pay and benefits were actually really nice.

The problem was I was getting older and I can’t keep on spending my time working on things that only benefit myself. So yeah, I decided to resign and think things through. After a few months of isolation, I’m now in a different place where I think I can contribute more to something I really believe in. This also required me to move from my old place in Cubao to Manila and like all transitions and shedding, there was adjustment.

This new EP is a collection of music I made during that transition. Each track represents an idea or realization I had while I was adjusting to the new environment while all these weird things happen to the world in 2016 (Donald Trump being president, Du30, Marcos Burial, etc.) I also think these tracks sound a little more different than what I’m used to producing since I tried to experiment too with different approaches.

I’ll be doing more detailed explanations of the tracks sometime for ‘Under the Tracks’ but to summarize,

‘bliss’ is about the calmness of isolation and being able to mask myself from social media and the world while all those things happened.

‘above ocean floors’ was made while I was in a plane going to Davao during my 2nd week in my new home. It kinda represents the feeling of being homesick yet still being unfamiliar with my new home.

‘human’ is about me realizing that even after learning a lot this year and knowing what I should really be doing, I shouldn’t forget that I am still human and I am and might always be susceptible to human things like emotions.

‘timelapse’ is about the pace of the things that happened to me this year, I imagine it all being viewed in fast motion like a time lapse film.

‘expand’ is the realization that I cannot keep on doing the same things I did before if I wish to achieve something new. Not even if I’m damn good at it. It means understanding one’s self isn’t just about what’s inside but what you want to express outward too.

So yeah, I know, these might sound nonsensical or outright pretentiousness but I really do believe in these things.

You can check out M U G E N on Soundcloud and Spotify